Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-08-19
THE BENNINGTON MONUMENT.
CEREMONIES AT THE LAY
ING OF THE CORNERSTONE.

nent AT bennington was laid on Tues
day. The weather could not have been
more proptious. The town was full of
people, the number being estimated at
from $1,000 to 25,000. The principal
public buildings and many private houses
were elaborately decorated with flags;
and these decorations, together with the
uniforms of members of the Vermont
national guard, who had their annual
encampment at Bennington this week,
and the handsome regalia of the Knights
Templar and other societies, gave the
place a brilliant appearance. There were
many notable people there, including
Gov. Ames and staff of Massachusetts;
Gov. Sawyer and staff, New Hampshire;
eX-Governors Holbrook, Fairbanks, Pin
gree, Barstow and Stewart of Vermont,
and Prescott of New Hampshire;
Hon. b. B. Smalley, collector of customs,
representing the United States govern
ment; Lieut.-Gov. Fuller, Vermont; Gen.
John &. Mccullough, w. II. Dubois,
State treasurer; Carroll S. Page, inspec-
tor of finance; c. w. Porter, secretary
of state; Gen. William Wells, Gen. z. ?.
Pitkin, Hon. B. d. Harris, Gen. II.
II. Thomas of Chicago; Senator Ed
munds, Judge II. II. Powers and Judge
j. w. Rowell, Supreme court of Ner-
mont; Commander Woodward, L. S. N,
Saratoga; Col \. \. Hall and Congress
man Grout. The Masons were present
to the number of more than 1000. among
them being Delos NJ. Bacon, grand COM
mander; viii F. Lewis, department
grand commander; Thad. NJ. Chapman,
George W. Wing, past grand comman-
ders; F. ). Fisher, grand prelate: Marsh
o. Perkins, grand staff bearer; William
r. Burleigh, grand master of New Hamp-
shire; William Peckham, past grand
master of Massachusetts, and Charles
II. Robinson, grand master of North
Carolina.
In the forenoon there was review of
the national guard which passed OIL
pleasantly. Then the soldiers home was
presented to the state by Col. Mansur
and accepted by Gov. Ormsbee. Senator
Edmunds was called upon and made a
speech.
The procession for the monument wes
formed at 80 p. M. under the direction
of the chief marshal, Col. George W.
Hooker in Bennington village and moved
81, h.
order:
CIVIC AND MILITARY DIVISION.
Chief marshal, Col. George W Hooker; Hen.
ry Crosby and Walter 5 Pratt, standard bear.
ers staff composed of prominent citizens OF
Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and
New York, John :. Lyman, chief of staff; ex.
GOV. :. f. Pingree and a aids; lst Regiment
military band; lst brigade Vermont national
guard, 800 men, Brig. Gen. William L. Green
leaf commanding; Col. Julius j. Estey com
manoing lst regiment Maj George II. Bond
commanding provisional battallion); Grand
Army of the Republic $50 men in line, with
Capt. Joseph Frost senior vice department
commander, and Custer Post, Charles +
Graves post commander; Bennington battle
monument association and committees Gov
Ormsbee tot Vermont and staff; repre- senta
tive OF the United States government; Benz
F. Prescott, president of the day; John W
NStewart, orator of the day; Gov. Sawyer OF
New Hampshire and staff; Gov. Ames OF Mas
sachusetts and STAFF; judges OF the Vermont
Supreme court; Maschke's band, with drum
corps OF Canton Colfax of North Adams
Mass; Vermont society OF Boston, 80 men
and other civic organizations Canton Ben
nington, Odd Fellows, Capt. Norman NJ. Puife!
with invited chevaliers; cantons from Brat
tleboro, ana Canton Colfax OF North Adams
100 men; Temple band OF IIoosick Falls; 32d
separate company New York national guarC
81 men, Capt. Eddy commanding North Ad
ans cadets, Capt Harry King commandin.
80 men.
MASONIC DIVISION.
Templar Escort TAFT Commandery, No :
of Bennington; Tyler with drawn sword
Master Masons; two deacons with rods, sec
retaries and treasurers; past masters; Roya.
Arch Masons; subordinate commanderies
John X Pilling, grand captain general; gran.
commandery OF Vermont, in form OF triangle
as special escort to the grand lodge; Delo
y VI. Bacon, grand commander; grand lodge
under charge OF W Harley g. sheldon, gran
marshal; grand tyler with drawn sword
: grand stewards with rods; principal archl
, tect with square, level and plumb; grand sec
retary and grand treasurer; Bible, squar
and compasses, carried by master of lodge
supported by two Stewards grand chaplaiT
and assistant grand chaplain; the five order
in architecture; past grand wardens; pas
, deputy grand masters; past grand masters
grand junior warden, carrying silver vesse
: with oil; grand senior warden, carrying sil
yer vessel with wine; deputy grand masto
carrying golden vessel with corn; master o
, the oldest lodge carrying book OF constita
ton; grand pursuivant; grand master OF Ne,
Hampshire; Alfred A. Hall, grand master
: and two deacons; grand sword bearer will
, drawn sword; Fuller battery, Sir X Fulls
; commanding.
, The procession, upon arriving at tn
site of the monument, opened to the rgh
t and left, uncovering, while the gram
t master, his officers, the chief magistrat
: and invited guests passed through tn
) lines with the escort to the various stand
about the site of the monument whic